Lyonspride Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 36 minutes ago, jeff oakley said: Dashboards that are lit up when not dark. This means that dumb people forget to turn on their lights. Automatic lights. Dumb people assume they work 100% accurately but when it is foggy but bright they do not. So no lights. Info screens that have several functions and use touch things, what was wrong with a button switch? Zoned heating and climate control, it is a small box, what you do on your side is irrelevant as the wholde car is soon the same temperature Need I say more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, jeff oakley said: Dashboards that are lit up when not dark. This means that dumb people forget to turn on their lights. Automatic lights. Dumb people assume they work 100% accurately but when it is foggy but bright they do not. So no lights. Info screens that have several functions and use touch things, what was wrong with a button switch? Zoned heating and climate control, it is a small box, what you do on your side is irrelevant as the wholde car is soon the same temperature That reminds me.... when I bought the A4 the big boobed dolly bird was telling me about the 3 zones for the climate control system.... I asked why isn’t the boot a fourth zone... she said why? My reply had the sales manger crying with laughter... she was completely baffled.... all I said was that’s where I keep my victims, I’d like them to be comfortable too...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Aspden (MoFast) Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 08/02/2020 at 16:08, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said: My vote goes to ANY so called “feature” you can’t turn off until you then choose to turn back on again. BMW stop start.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Nemesis said: That reminds me.... when I bought the A4 the big boobed dolly bird was telling me about the 3 zones for the climate control system.... I asked why isn’t the boot a fourth zone... she said why? My reply had the sales manger crying with laughter... she was completely baffled.... all I said was that’s where I keep my victims, I’d like them to be comfortable too...... I didn’t realise the A4 was available in 1974. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 9 hours ago, RussH said: I didn’t realise the A4 was available in 1974. It wasn’t, and neither was this.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cast iron Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Loads if they dont fail, when they work add nothing to the driving experience auto handbrake in a car with not enough power to release it Auto dipping headlights that never come back on fast enough, or come on randomly in traffic queues! Emergency braking radar thats triggered by manhole covers Auto wipers that need a monsoon to just adopt intermittent mode but worst, and you see them everywhere, DRLs that make people think they have all their lights on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKARM Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 30 minutes ago, Nemesis said: It wasn’t, and neither was this.... I’m hardly a snowflake, I just don’t think that needlessly commenting on the size of a woman’s tits reflects very well on the club, it’s embarrassing. how would you feel if a stranger called your wife “The sage with the big tits?”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 37 minutes ago, RussH said: I’m hardly a snowflake, I just don’t think that needlessly commenting on the size of a woman’s tits reflects very well on the club, it’s embarrassing. how would you feel if a stranger called your wife “The sage with the big tits?”. Well I thought my thread was quite innocuous, based on my experience of dealing with a salesperson who didn’t know the product and had no technical appreciation of what they were selling and was dressed as inappropriately as possible for a car dealership, furthermore my thread didn’t name anyone or anywhere, so quite how unlike your reply it reflects badly on the club I’m at a loss to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I have yet to be convinced DRLs are of real value. There will come a point where practically all cars on the road will be post-2014 and therefore have DRLs. At that point, the cars that will stand out to drivers are the few without.DRL. But yeah... stop/start or vice versa, voice recognition which works about 25% of the time, and cars with no spare wheel in order to reduce weight and increase mileage but leave you stranded if the puncture is bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 BMW indicators! I've two 335s in the family that I occasionally have to drive. Do you need to go on a course or something to learn how to operate them? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Andrew said: BMW indicators! I've two 335s in the family that I occasionally have to drive. Do you need to go on a course or something to learn how to operate them? If you think your life is pointless, just remember that BMW paid someone to design their indicators! 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonPeffers Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Not sure weight can be classed as a feature but lardy cars are now the norm and I yearn for cars like the original 70's Golf at about 760kg. Enjoyed last night's Top Gear and the Peru trip. The 2.4 ton electric Porsche wasn't for me notwithstanding the £140k price tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 32 minutes ago, Andrew said: BMW indicators! I've two 335s in the family that I occasionally have to drive. Do you need to go on a course or something to learn how to operate them? Having joined the ranks of BMW ownership, I can sympathise with all those drivers who don't use the indicators. Easy enough to switch on, bl**** difficult to cancel without indicating the opposite way, and then the other way again, confusing everyone. Terrible. Still, I try to make a point of indicating everywhere to demonstrate that some BMW drivers do use their indicators.... sometimes with the regrettable consequences outlined above 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamperMan Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Bmw autowipers... fine except they deleted intermittent... Grrr Electric boot making life very slow. No spare tyre, as a result of pointless run flats. Timing chains on the wrong end of the engine (BMW) Manual 6 speed gearboxes.. engines have more torque and a wider range of useful revs than ever. Constant gear changing or skipping a few on the way up/down Keyless entry for thieves. One touch indicators To be honest it’s quicker to write the list of what I do like...ABS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXRORY Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Adaptive cruise in my mondeo.....you have to pull out to overtake about two miles out any traffic in your lane. If you don't it whacks the brakes on. Often just when your pulling out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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